Disciple of Griselbrand

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Disciple of Griselbrand: Creature - Human Cleric, Commander 2013. MTG card printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{B}
Mana value
2
Type
Creature - Human Cleric
Colour identity
Black (B)
Power / toughness
1/1
Rarity
Uncommon
Set
Commander 2013 (C13)
Released
2013-11-01
Collector number
74
Artist
Clint Cearley
Commander rank
12,260 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Disciple of Griselbrand

Disciple of Griselbrand is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black creature from Commander 2013 (C13), a Commander product released in November 2013. It is collector number 74 in that set, with art by Clint Cearley. It costs {1}{B} (one generic and one black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It is a 1/1 creature. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Innistrad (2011) to Commander 2013 (2013). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.30 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{1}, Sacrifice a creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.

The demon Griselbrand dared to stand against Avacyn, earning him the loathing of thousands and the admiration of a few.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.30 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Disciple of Griselbrand by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Disciple of Griselbrand

Disciple of Griselbrand has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Innistrad (ISD) #98Uncommon2011

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Disciple of Griselbrand.

  • The amount of life you gain is equal to the toughness of the creature as it last existed on the battlefield, not its toughness in the graveyard.

Similar cards

Other creature cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.

In these precons

Disciple of Griselbrand is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.

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